Meet the Amazon UK workers fighting back
Twenty-five years since Amazon arrived in the UK, hundreds of warehouse workers in Coventry are on strike, doubling down on the GMB union’s historic action. We headed to Cov to meet them.
Twenty-five years since Amazon arrived in the UK, hundreds of warehouse workers in Coventry are on strike, doubling down on the GMB union’s historic action. We headed to Cov to meet them.
Call Sheet: As he braces for the release of Amazon Prime’s new blockbuster series, the New Yorker takes a trip down memory lane.
He has a gig in Amazon Prime’s blockbuster The Lord of the Rings series, a blossoming music career and a pair of brand-new, 100 per cent precious Prada shoes. Pays to be slap bang in Middle-earth, eh?
The West Londoner was only 19 when she was cast in the new blockbuster Lord of the Rings series – and knew nothing about Tolkien’s beloved epic. But 20 months’ filming in New Zealand didn’t phase the newcomer. She’s a hard hobbit to break [we're truly sorry – Ed].
Unionising in America is a battle, but it’s even harder when you’re up against Jeff Bezos. In April, Chris Smalls made history when he led workers in Staten Island to vote to form the country’s first Amazon union.